Secure fiber optic seals enabled by quantum optical communication concepts

Sarovar, Mohan; Farley, David; Soh, Daniel B. S.; Camacho, Ryan; Brif, Constantin

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Title: Secure fiber optic seals enabled by quantum optical communication concepts

Abstract

Described herein are various technologies pertaining to detecting tampering of a seal based upon quantum optical communication via a communications channel comprising the seal. A plurality of pulses of light encoded with random data are transmitted on the communications channel, whereupon they are received and their data values measured. The measured data values of the pulses are then compared to the known transmitted data to determine a correlation statistic between the transmitted and received data values. Tampering with the seal can be detected based upon identifying that the correlation statistic has dropped below a threshold non-tampered level of correlation between transmitted and received values.

Inventors:: Sarovar, Mohan; Farley, David; Soh, Daniel B. S.; Camacho, Ryan; Brif, Constantin

Issue Date:: Tue Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568559

Patent Number(s):: 10341015

Application Number:: 15/279,706

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION

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H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION
H04B10/07 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems
H04B10/0795 - {Performance monitoring
H04B10/50 - Transmitters
H04B10/70 - Photonic quantum communication
H04B10/85 - Protection from unauthorised access, e.g. eavesdrop protection

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DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 09/29/2016

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {Described herein are various technologies pertaining to detecting tampering of a seal based upon quantum optical communication via a communications channel comprising the seal. A plurality of pulses of light encoded with random data are transmitted on the communications channel, whereupon they are received and their data values measured. The measured data values of the pulses are then compared to the known transmitted data to determine a correlation statistic between the transmitted and received data values. Tampering with the seal can be detected based upon identifying that the correlation statistic has dropped below a threshold non-tampered level of correlation between transmitted and received values.},

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